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The Sky-Hi News Section RSS Feed: TickerWinter Park, Granby, Grand County, Colorado NewsSun, 02 Aug 2015 16:28:52 -0600en30Men’s snowboard sweeps podium in Paralympic games
The 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, wrapped up on Sunday, March 16, with the men’s USA snowboarding team sweeping the first-ever para-snowboarding event, and some local athletes bringing home medals. Para-snowboard cross Evan Strong, Mike Shea, and Keith Gabel, all of Team USA, claimed gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively in the first-ever men’s para-snowboard cross event held at the Winter Paralympics. The triple win marks the first American sweep in a Parlaympic Winter Games in 12 years, and the men’s medal sweep in U.S. history. Not only did the men’s snowboard team dominate the para-snowboard cross competition, but Amy …
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Pain and gain for Paralympians in Sochi
The 2014 Paralympic games in Sochi, Russia, are in full swing with some of the athletes competing out of Winter Park are already winning medals to add to the overall medal count for Team USA. As of Thursday, March 13, Team USA holds the 13 spot in the medal count with four silver medals and four bronze medals, with some promising athletes on deck to compete to add to that count in the coming days. Conditions on the courses in Russia have been variable with warm, spring-like conditions for the beginning of the games and new snow falling overnight on …
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Mountain biking above the trees
Jeff Nussbaumer, a Denver resident who hails from Minnesota, first caught a glimpse of the high peaks and jagged ridgelines of the Rocky Mountains during a ride along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. “I rode portions of the trail through Colorado and thought how cool it would be to ride up on those ridges,” Nussbaumer said. Nussbaumer never gave up on that dream of high-altitude and above treeline mountain biking and eventually moved his family to Colorado to both begin a new career and start to attempt some of the routes. He is now on a quest to ensure …
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East Grand Schools Music Program receives high acclaim
Music students from East Grand Schools last week were thrilled to receive the highest scores for their performances at the Solo & Ensemble Festival in Hayden. The hard work of the students and their director produced outstanding results. There were 21 musical performers from East Grand and 19 of the students received “Superior” and “Excellent” ratings, two received “Very Good” ratings. The trip was arranged by East Grand Schools Music Director Brad Pregeant ,who also accompanied them on piano for their performances. With such consistently high scores, the judges had only praise and support for the East Grand Schools students, …
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Water managers prepare for heavy spring runoff
With the average snowpack for the area already at 140 percent of normal with two more months of possible precipitation ahead, area water mangers are predicting spring runoff will fill local reservoirs. While it is too early to say whether this year’s above normal snowpack will bring the area out of the long-term drought that has plagued much of the western states since 2000, the increased snowmelt could put the area at risk of flooding. Water managers that operate within Grand County have already begun to plan for the increased amount of spring runoff, though filling the reservoirs while not …
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Westbound I-70 Tunnel blasting to cause delays through spring, summer
Work on the westbound Twin Tunnels expansion project is under way, and drivers can expect more delays this summer as the Colorado Department of Transportation works to complete its latest attempt to alleviate traffic congestion on the I-70 mountain corridor. The project follows the recent expansion of the eastbound tunnel and will help CDOT to accommodate future expansions of the I-70 mountain corridor. Crews will be blasting the inside of the tunnel as well as the rock faces at the entrance and exit of the tunnel to allow for the expansion. Off-peak closures of the roadway will be implemented in …
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Local Nordic sit-skier on track for Sochi
FRASER — A local Paralympic sit-skier and Navy SEAL, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Dan Cnossen, is on track to be added to the U.S. Paralympic team for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Cnossen, a Nordic sit-skier out of Fraser, is currently on the National Paralympic Team and has claimed a number of top 10 results in the past couple of seasons that have made him one of the top hopefuls for the U.S. team, which is set to announce its team members in late January. Cnossen competes in Nordic skiing and biathlon and claimed podium spots in last …
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Les Misrables, Shrek among plays headlining 2014 Rocky Mountain Repertory season
GRAND LAKE — Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Artistic Director Michael Querio announces the 2014 season of summer and fall productions. “This summer is unprecedented,” said Querio. “We are excited to offer three shows fresh from the lights of Broadway. While there is something for everyone, I don’t think you’ll want to miss any of the productions coming to Grand Lake this season.” Les Miserables f Book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer This international smash hit may be the most popular musical in the world. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is …
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Avalanche kills Fraser resident on Willow Creek Pass
On News Years Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31, Grand County emergency personnel with the help of search and rescue members from Jackson County recovered the body of George Dirth, 28, of Fraser, who died after being caught and buried by an avalanche on Parkview Mountain, west of Willow Creek Pass. The death marks the first avalanche fatality in Colorado during this winter season, according to Scott Toepfer, an avalanche forecaster with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Dirth was backcountry snowboarding with two other males, all experienced backcountry skiers, on the northeast aspect of Parkview Mountain, when the avalanche let go around …
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Winter Park Resort snowboarder dies from ‘blunt force injury’
WINTER PARK —Sean Teater, 19, of Fort Collins, died Dec. 21 from injuries related to an accident that took place while he was snowboarding at Winter Park Resort on Dec. 19. Teater was reportedly found unconscious and unresponsive on Butch’s Breezeway, a blue run located off of the Prospector Express lift at Winter Park Resort. He was transported to the Denver Health East grand Medical Clinic, located at the base of the ski area, by Winter Park Resort Ski Patrol and was subsequently airlifted to Denver Health. An autopsy completed by the Grand County Coroner’s Office revealed blunt force injury …
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Smart lockers make debut at Winter Park Resort
WINTER PARK —Winter Park Resort is home to a new kind of high-tech ski locker. It utilizes a smartphone application, allowing skiers and boarders to secure gear and purchase locker space at the base with a push of a button. The lockers were the inception of SnowGate, a two-year-old company which began as a class project in a University of Colorado Boulder entrepreneurship class. It’s now run by two of the original six undergraduates who came up with the concept. SnowGate’s founders say the app-driven locker system is revolutionary in the industry. Their smartphone app not only allows skiers and …
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Christmas bird count breaks records in Grand County
A record number of volunteers turned out to help the U.S. Forest Service during its Christmas Bird Count, providing critical data on birds from around the world. The 69 participants also amassed a record effort, spending 97 hours to count nearly 2,200 different birds and 40 bird species during the count on Dec. 14. Volunteers help the U.S. Forest Service Sulphur Ranger District by tallying observed birds from cars or while skiing and snowshoeing. The National Audubon Society and other organizations use the counts to assess the health of bird populations around the world. Highlights from the 2013 county include …
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The 2013 Year in Review: The people, events and stories that shaped life in Grand County
No one can say the year was uneventful. Wildfires, controversial ballot questions, community allegiance in making a dangerous highway safer, a fatal shooting, a fatal highway accident, fire bans and amazing people with amazing accomplishments, plus everything in between — it all took place in Grand County in the previous 12 months. In this edition, we recap the highlights of the year as we look forward to bringing you the news in 2014. January The Colorado Department of Transportation approved $450,000 in funding for buying private property along the right of way of Highway 9 to allow for the widening …
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Grand County Real Estate Transactions, Dec. 8-Dec. 14
Dec. 8-Dec. 14 Hideaway Village Filing #2, Lot 51 – Timber Drive LLC to Jarrett Gordon, $863,500 SilverCreek West First Addn Lot 1, Block 6 – Grand Mountain Bank FSB to W L Investments LLC, $339,000 Cozens Meadow at Grand Park Lot 24 – Grand Park Homes LLC to Ricardo D Gallegos Trust and Lynnette A Gallegos Trust, $538,129 Silvercrest Condo Unit 202, Bldg B – Loretta Little and Suzanne McInerney to Ashley and Max Jones Jr, $122,000 Winter Park Highlands Greenridge Lot 82 – Donnell and Renate Lockwood to Virginia and George Reichert Jr, $300,000 Zephyr Mountain Lodge Condo …
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NSCD receives 2014 Daniels Fund Grant
The National Sports Center for the Disabled announced today that it has received a $43,500 Daniels Fund grant for 2014. The Daniels Fund grant will be used to purchase equipment for the Center’s participants with physical disabilities. “This grant will enable the NSCD to purchase equipment for ducky (inflatable) kayaking, cycling, skiing, snowboarding and ski biking. With the addition of this equipment, the NSCD will be able to serve more people with physical disabilities in Colorado,” said Becky Zimmermann, president and CEO of National Sports Center for the Disabled. “The equipment we use must ensure the very best safety, comfort …
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Photo: Berthoud Pass Accident on Dec. 15
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Olympic-hopeful skiers compete at Winter Park Resort
The best up-and-coming freestyle mogul skiers in the United States, along with Olympic hopefuls from six other countries, are at Winter Park Resort this week through Dec. 22 to compete in the 23rd annual U.S. Freestyle Selections. Competitors have hopes of earning a ticket to the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. This marks the only moguls freestyle selection event held in the U.S. this year. Participants will compete in moguls on Dec. 19 and Dec. 21, with dual moguls competition scheduled for Dec. 22. The competition is hosted and organized by the Winter Park Competition Center and will be …
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Beetle aftermath:
Sprouting new industries
Early in 2008, Matt Cudmore’s neighbor introduced him to a website with instructions on building skis. For fun, Cudmore figured he’d give it a shot. After five months working out of the garage in his Glenwood Springs home, Cudmore took his first pair of homemade sticks out for a spin. “They were dimpled and warped, definitely not retail quality,” Cudmore said. “But they were the funnest skis I’d ever been on.” That first pair burgeoned into a small business. Cudmore initially used lumber from the local big box store. But living near the White River National Forest, one of three …
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All accounted for after avalanche on Berthoud Pass
Emergency personnel responded to a possible avalanche on Wednesday, Dec. 11, with a suspected burial on Berthoud Pass on the Clear Creek County side of the pass. The avalanche was triggered by three individuals from Tabernash around 1:30 p.m, at the southeast aspect of Russell Peak, west of the summit of Berthoud Pass. Rescue teams suspected a fourth person may have been buried after they spotted a skier and two snowshoers digging and searching in the snow. But efforts were called off around 2:30 p.m. once teams realized the three backcountry travelers were instead searching for lost gear. None had …
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Photo: Winter wiper etiquette at Winter Park Resort
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Grand County drafts marijuana regulations
Grand County commissioners are formulating regulations for both retail and medical marijuana facilities looking to open under Colorado’s Amendment 64. The commissioners discussed a draft set of marijuana laws during a public meeting on Monday, Dec. 2. The regulations will only apply to unincorporated Grand County with appropriate zoning, which mostly includes Tabernash, areas surrounding Granby, areas north and east of Hot Sulphur Springs, areas south and east of Kremmling and areas along Highway 34 (for detailed maps of unincorporated county areas with zoning potential for retail marijuana, see the county website). The county’s marijuana licensing draft largely used Denver’s …
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YMCA forms pond hockey league
Snow Mountain Ranch announces its First Annual Pond Hockey League. The YMCA hopes to bring Grand County residents together in this thrilling team sport. All games will be held at the ice skating pavilion. Participants can either form their own teams or Snow Mountain Ranch will place individuals in open spots. All games will be three-on-three with teams limited to five players. The minimum equipment needed is a helmet, hockey gloves, skates and a stick. There is a C league playing Tuesday nights starting Dec. 3 and the most competitive B league plays Wednesday nights starting Dec. 4. Games will …
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Mountain Family Center seeks sponsors for needy families
Each December, the Mountain Family Center seeks community members to bring holiday cheer to needy families as part of its Christmas program. The Center gathers gifts and grocery cards for families struggling to make ends meet, and still has four families who need to be sponsored. The Mountain Family Center coordinates with the Angel Tree in Winter Park and Grand Angels in Grand Lake to ensure there’s no duplication in families signing up. “Between the three of us, we serve many families by providing Christmas gifts where there many not otherwise be any,” said Executive Director Helen Morton Sedlar. For …
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CB-T pumping resumes after flood disaster
GRAND LAKE — Pumps at the Alva B. Adams Tunnel fired up again last week, moving water from Lake Granby to East Slope reservoirs. The Bureau of Reclamation stopped pumping in mid-September after heavy rains in Estes Park and the Front Range. Crews were working to repair damage and dredge sediment loads from reservoirs caused by the ensuing floods in the Estes Park area. As of Wednesday, Nov. 27, the Bureau began running around 60 cubic feet per second through the tunnel. Most years, it runs around 550 cfs by mid-December to refill Horsetooth and Carter reservoirs. According to public …
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Granby farrier excels in barrel-race circuit
Lisa Mirabito, a Grand County local, and her horse Stewart are on fire in the barrel-racing scene and have claimed the top spot in a number of events here in Grand County as well as across the state. The duo even claimed first place in this year’s D.R. Horton Classic, Colorado’s premier barrel-racing event, with an outstanding time of 14.9 seconds in the 1D class. Mirabito beat out 404 entries to claim the top spot in that race, something she considers her biggest accomplishment since she started barrel racing in events two years ago. Though Mirabto, 42, is just starting …
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Photo: Winter Park ski work is piling up
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Voters reject plan for iPad tablets in schools
East Grand Schools’ technology budget won’t be getting a boost after voters rejected Referred Measure 3A. The measure would have created $1.2 million in technology funds over the course of three years through a temporary increase in property taxes. Schools looked to apply those funds to providing each student with an iPad tablet computer. It would have also been used for staff training and infrastructure improvements in technology. East Grand voters rejected the temporary mill levy increase, with 56 percent voting against. “It’s unfortunate the community doesn’t feel like education, or technology as part of education, is important,” said school …
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Grand County 2013 Election: Byers Peak Annexation fails; Library mill levy fails; East Grand technology fails
2:11 a.m., Nov. 6 ­— By 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, county clerk staff and volunteers finished tallying up Grand County’s votes. Funding for education measures failed on the state and local levels, while taxes on retail recreational marijuana passed in the state and in the town of Fraser. After a close race, the controversial Byers Peak annexation measures failed by a slim margin, and Grand County libraries weren’t able to secure funding. Byers Peak annexation By a slim margin and a tight race, Fraser voters rejected annexation of the controversial Byers Peak development. Referendums 300 and 301 — which failed …
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Employees hopping mad after Taphouse closure
GRAND LAKE — The Grand Lake Brewing Company is hauling its Taphouse operation to the Front Range, and taking a heap of controversy along with it. Formerly located along Highway 34, the brewery Taphouse permanently shuttered its doors on Saturday, Oct. 26. According to kitchen manager and chef Mike Currington, he received a call breaking the news the Monday before. The brewery owners also requested he tell employees they wouldn’t be receiving their final paychecks. “They could’ve handled it a little better by coming up here themselves, rather than doing it through me,” Currington said. “It put me in an …
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Tabernash man rescued from Berthoud Pass
Leonard Somers, 56, of Tabernash, apparently lost control while skiing alone and collided with a stump near Current Creek, near the top of Berthoud Pass on Saturday, Nov 2. He was incapacitated for more than an hour before his cries for help were heard by three locals who were ski touring along the Berthoud Ditch, according to Grand County Search and Rescue. Grand County Search and Rescue, along with the Grand County EMS Mountain Medical Response Team and the Grand County Sheriff responded to the incident. Ten rescuers were sent into the field. It took four hours from time of …
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Middle Park High School students host forum for board candidates
GRANBY –With Election Day looming, Middle Park High School students arranged a forum for school board candidates, posing questions on technology, budgets and testing. Six civics students hosted the forum at the high school auditorium the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 22. Six candidates participated. Chip Besse, the incumbent and unchallenged candidate from District 4, was the only candidate unable to attend. All candidates spoke favorably of bringing technology to schools. They also spoke in favor of the ballot Referred Measure 3A, which proposes three years of funding to upgrade school technology infrastructure. It would ultimately provide each student in the …
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Early snowfall sparks early season bookings
WINTER PARK ­— Anticipation for the upcoming winter season is building as evidenced through the bookings at local reservation companies. “As a community, we are looking at about 12.7 percent ahead of last year’s reservations for the upcoming six months in occupancy,” said Sue Neumann, director of the call center for Winter Park Central Reservations. “It’s a good indicator that it is looking pretty good and it is still early.” With early snows fueling the reservations and a good snow outlook being reported in the Farmers Almanac, reservations should continue to come, according to Neumann. “Every time it snows, the …
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Police dogs receive special protective vests
Fraser-Winter Park Police Department K-9 Argo and Grand County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Ivan recently received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to the efforts of Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc, a Massachusetts based nonprofit organization. The made-to-order vests were recently delivered and will protect the K-9’s from bullet and stab wounds as well as blunt force trauma. Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc. is a 501(c)3 all-volunteer charity located in East Taunton, Mass., whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests for law enforcement dogs throughout the United States. Each vest costs $950 and has a five-year warranty. The …
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Murky Shadow indicates clarity problems
GRAND LAKE – This summer’s six week stop-pump benefited clarity in Grand Lake, but had bad consequences for water quality in Shadow Mountain Reservoir. Water quality managers have confirmed what locals and summer recreaters at Shadow Mountain reservoir suspected as they gazed at its murky green waters. The Farr Pumping Plant’s shutdown from July to early September created the worse algae bloom seen in years. It’s a highly visible indicator of the looming challenges in finding a solution to Grand County’s West Slope water collection system, which moves Colorado River Water through Lake Granby, Shadow Mountain and Grand Lake to …
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Winter Park unveils plans for Sitzmark land development
WINTER PARK ­­— Winter Park’s citizens and town council members filled town hall on Friday, Oct. 25, to catch a glimpse and comment on the possible development alternatives for the Sitzmark properties, giving a large amount of support to the ideas of building a civic center and marketplace at the two properties. Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP, the urban design firm the town has contracted to design the developments for the two town-owned properties, presented three design alternatives that featured a variety of amenities at the two locations, located at the North entrance to the town. During the meeting, the …
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Meet the East Grand School Board candidates
Name: Chip Besse Residence: Tabernash Years in Grand County: 5 Occupation: Entrepreneur Family: Wife, Melinda Besse 33; kids, Ryder 3, Ryan 1 District area: Tabernash (Incumbent) How does your background prepare you for a school board position? I own and run a diversified business with more than 400 employees, I have children that will be part of the school system in two years and I have been on the board for two and a half years already. What do you see as the most important issue facing the school district? Politicians and their unfunded mandates and a lack of funding. …
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Grand libraries explain need for mill levy increase
This election, Grand County Library District is seeking additional funding to keep its normal operations up and running. If approved by voters, the ballot Referred Measure 1A would add a 1.5 mill levy to the existing district mill levy of 2.41. The current mill levy amounts to about $19 per $100,000 in home values, and the additional levy would add $12 to that amount — a total of $31 annually per $100,000. It’s an increase of 62 percent, but district administrators say it’s needed just to keep up with rising library costs. “We’re not looking at growing the library significantly,” …
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Grand County federal workers return to work
After more than two weeks of furlough, federal agencies returned to work on Thursday morning, Oct. 17. In Grand County, it meant offices like the U.S. Forest Service Sulphur Ranger District in Granby and Bureau of Land Management field office in Kremmling turned on their lights and re-opened their doors. “We’re definitely happy to be back to work,” said public information officer Reid Armstrong at the Sulphur Ranger District. Local U.S. Forest Service workers were able to keep up with hazardous tree removal contracts and winterizing reservoir docks and equipment. But according to Armstrong, they still have plenty of catch-up …
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Finding hope through fly fishing
When Stewart Brown, better known simply as Stu, was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 48, he found solace while fly fishing the quiet streams and rivers of Colorado. “While he was on the water, he never thought about cancer,” said Stan Golub, executive director of Reel Recovery. So Brown, Golub, and two other men, all avid fly fisherman, started Reel Recovery in 2003 to give men who are battling cancer the opportunity to experience the healing power that Brown felt while fishing. On the very first Reel Recovery retreat in June of 2003, which took place in …
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Thompson School District thanks East Grand for flood rescue
GRANBY —On Friday morning, Sept. 13, 175 middle school students in Thompson School District found themselves stranded by flooding. It was the last day of a school-arranged day camp at Covenant Heights near Estes Park, but torrents had cut off the school district’s transportation and they had no way of returning home. With roads washing out and food supplies dwindling, Mike Jones of Thompson School District scrambled to find other school districts that could help. Trail Ridge Road remained open as the only main road moving traffic out of Estes Park, so Jones began calling every school in East Grand. …
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Study finds Colorado No. 8 most impacted by shutdown
A recent study finds Colorado ranks No. 8 out of U.S. states most affected by the federal government shutdown. The report, conducted by financial website WalletHub, created the rankings by analyzing each state and the District of Columbia in terms of federal workers, federal contract dollars, small business lending, social security payments, student aid applications, and veterans per capita. In addition, the report found Colorado small businesses could be most heavily impacted. The Dakotas, Colorado, Alaska and Michigan have the highest small business borrowing rates, and the federal shutdown could impede ability to secure SBA loans. The top three states …
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Fire destroys home in Winter Park Highlands
A fire completely destroyed a home in the Winter Park Highlands on Saturday, Oct. 5. The fire was first reported around 10 a.m., and Grand Fire Protection District (Granby Fire) responded to the fire, with East Grand Fire Protection and Hot Sulphur Springs Fire assisting. The building is considered a total loss and the cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to Jim Cautrell, fire marshal for Granby Fire. According to homeowner Susan Leviker, whose husband Edward tried to extinguish the fire when it first started, the fire came from the home’s propane furnace. Edward Leviker built the …
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Cutbacks threaten snow surveys
Due to budget constraints at the federal level, the Natural Resources Conservation Service is currently in the process of prioritizing its services and deciding which services could be downsized or cut from the program. The Hot Sulphur Springs office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service recently received a letter notifying them that the Manual Snow Course Surveys may be one of those services downsized or cut from the 2014 budget. Mark Volt of the conservation service conducts the Snow Surveys monthly throughout the winter and reports back to the public. “We realize that data collected from these surveys is looked …
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Photo: Picture perfect view over Granby
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Deb Gahan & Kathy Means are Grand Lake ‘Citizens of the Year
GRAND LAKE — Two Grand Lake citizens are being honored as 2013 Citizens of the Year. Deb Gahan, of Grand Angels, and Kathy Means, of the Grand Lake Area Historical Association, are being recognized for their countless contributions to the community, upholding what Rotarians call “Service Above Self.” Deb Gahan is known to the community to “work with her hands and her heart.” She is a leader in the Grand Angels mission group, and serves as a bookkeeper for Grand Angels and the Trinity Church of the Pines. She has great empathy for those in the community who are in …
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Fire guts Grand Lake shoreline home
GRAND LAKE ­— Fire destroyed a large home on Grand Lake’s Buttram Point in the wee morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 1. Homeowner Randy Buttram said no family members were at the home at the time of the fire. His brother was staying at the home the past week, but he had left the day before, Buttram said. Two neighbors to the property called 911 around 3 a.m. Grand Lake sent an engine, tactical tender, squad and 10 firefighters, and Granby Fire sent an engine, a squad and two crews of mutual aid. When firefighters arrived, about half of the …
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Grand County approves retail cannabis
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS — From a unanimous vote, Grand County Commissioners are allowing retail recreational marijuana shops under Amendment 64. The decision only applies to unincorporated portions of the county with commercial zoning. Those areas with potential for pot retail are few, but could include parts of Tabernash, properties directly west of Granby, areas along Highway 34, and possibly areas in Parshall. Commissioner Merrit Linke initially proposed a ban on retail shops, citing concerns with cannabis still being illegal federally, no demonstrated cases of marijuana sales eliminating crime or drug cartels, potential issues with money laundering and lack of tax …
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New bridge to span Colorado River in Hot Sulphur Springs
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS ­— Repaved roads north of Highway 40 are not the only major improvements taking place in the small town of Hot Sulphur Springs this fall. Town officials anticipate a long-awaited pedestrian bridge spanning the Colorado River will improve residents’ quality of life. Installation of the bridge is scheduled to take place on Thursday, Sept. 26. The new pedestrian bridge will connect Town Park on the south side of the Colorado River to Pioneer Park on the north side and has been on the town’s to-do list for longer than a decade, according to Hot Sulphur Springs Trustee …
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Photo: First snow of the season at Winter Park Resort
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Grand County Search and Rescue retrieves injured hunter, lost 75-year-old
Grand County Search and Rescue responded to two missions on Friday, Sept. 20, with a 49 year-old hunter injuring a knee on Caribou Trail near Tabernash and a 75 year-old woman becoming lost near Monarch Lake. The hunter was located about eight miles from the trailhead. After splinting the man’s leg, the response team was able to walk him to ATVs, then transported him out. All responders were out of the field around 10 p.m. Many of the Search and Rescue Members were still attending to the injured hunter when the call for the second mission went out. The woman …
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